Barons and Bonaparte, gastro-bistros and Velib bikes, have all left their mark on the French capital and its characteristic twenty arrondissements. Sophie Massie lifts the shroud off the City of Light. For hundreds of years Paris reigned as the world’s … Continue reading
For decades The Ritz’s Bar Hemingway was lauded as the best cocktail bar in Paris by everyone from Ernest himself to the NY Times, Forbes and Le Figaro. Chris Osburn checks out the best of a new generation of cocktail … Continue reading
This week at Urban Travel Blog we thought we’d feature something a little more fun than usual by publishing photos of some of our favourite cities in (fake) miniature. According to the fount of all knowledge, by blurring parts of … Continue reading
Last week Monika Chodakowska revealed the romantic side of the City of Light via her photos of Paris in autumn, but providing the ying to her yang this week is Pablo Bermejo. The Spanish photographer took his lens to Paris’ … Continue reading
Summer’s over, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing as far as visiting Paris is concerned. August rarely finds Paris on good form. The locals have either packed their suitcases into a Citroen and patriotically headed down to the gorgeous … Continue reading
The cafes of Paris are where the intellectual, social and gastronomical life of this great city takes place. Politics are discussed, art criticised, love affairs formed, and – naturally – plenty of good food and drink is digested along the … Continue reading
Paris connoisseur and guidebook writer Marsha Moore shares five of the most weird and wonderful secrets of the French capital… In a city as beautiful as Paris, it’s tempting to stick to the beaten paths leading straight to the Eiffel … Continue reading
Paris, city of love affairs, has been enjoying a romance of its own in recent years – with bicycles. The humble two-wheeler is perceived by many to be the answer to the capital’s traffic and pollution problems, and in 2007 … Continue reading